Forty-six Republican Senators signed a March 9 letter written by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) to the government of Iran stating any agreement on the country’s nuclear program could end with the arrival of a new US President. The unusual open...

An RQ-4B Global Hawk operating from an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia surpassed 10,000 flight hours on a March 7 mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The aircraft, known as A2019, was the “first Block 20 and first RQ-4B...

Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh has chosen 12 books, five movies, images from six photographers, and 10 art collections for his 2015 professional reading list program. The books include fictional, historical, and biographical works on topics ranging from leadership...

West Virginia and Wyoming Air National Guard C-130Hs returned from a four-month deployment supporting operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Horn of Africa, and the broader Persian Gulf region last week. Four aircraft from Cheyenne-based 153rd Airlift Wing were augmented by...

The 482nd Fighter Wing at Homestead ARB, Fla., recently held a large force exercise event in which T-38s, F-22s, and F-16s squared off to simulate real world air combat contingencies. The “CHUMEX” exercise, which wrapped March 4, allowed F-22 Raptors...

A second rotation of B-52s from Barksdale AFB, La., took over US Pacific Command’s continuous bomber presence at Andersen AFB, Guam, earlier this month, according to a March 9 release. “This time around, we are replacing our own brothers and...

F-16s from Spangdahlem AB, Germany, recently conducted joint training with Hellenic Air Force F-16s from Souda Bay, Greece, on the island of Crete, officials announced. “To be able to fly out here and alongside the Greek air force and train...

Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 pilots will begin training this year with night vision goggles at the Air National Guard’s 162nd Wing at Tucson International Airport in Arizona, according to a wing release. Norwegian pilots have trained with the 162nd...